2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 2
After full-holding the Fusion, the Spitfire had a five-minute time-bank to capture one tick of progress, but Philadelphia ultimately full-held London to tie the map. The Fusion took map three to tie the series, but they were unable to complete map four, Rialto, and could not hold London on their attack to fall 1–2 in the series.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 2
The Fusion again faced the New York Excelsior on April 18. Philadelphia lost the first two maps of the match to down up 0–2 heading into halftime. On map three, Blizzard World, Philadelphia held New York from completing the map and completed it their own attack, snapping NYXL's 23-map winning streak in the process. The Fusion were full-held on the final map, Watchpoint: Gibraltar, and ultimately, lost the match 1–3. A day later, the Fusion took on the Houston Outlaws.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 2
A solid performance by Jae-hyeok "Carpe" Lee throughout the match helped the Fusion take down the Outlaws and claim their first 4–0 sweep of the 2019 season. After a week off of play, Philadelphia's final match of the stage was against the San Francisco Shock on May 2. The Fusion kept the match close in the first two maps, Oasis and Hanamura, by taking a point in each map, but the Shock would win both maps to put the Fusion down 0–2 going into halftime.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 2
On King's Row, Philadelphia was unable to keep San Francisco from completing the map and was only able to cap the first point on their attack, marking the first time the Fusion lost on King's Row in the 2019 season. The final map, Junkertown, was dominated by the Shock, as they completed the map, while the Fusion failed to get past the first point and lost the series 0–4. With the loss, the Fusion were eliminated from Stage 2 Playoff contention and finished the stage with a 3–4 record.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 3
The Fusion's first match of Stage 3 was against the Hangzhou Spark on June 8. The team stumbled out of the gates, falling on the first map, Oasis, and failed to recover throughout the match. An inability to adapt their lineup and a flat defense led the Fusion to a 0–4 loss to begin the stage. Looking to bounce back from the loss, the team took on the Los Angeles Gladiators on June 14.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 3
Philadelphia dropped the first map, Oasis, without much resistance, and while they were able to push map two, Volskaya Industries to two overtime rounds, they would lose that map as well; a loss on Eichenwalde cemented the match loss. The Fusion took the fourth map, Dorado, and lost the match 1–3. Two days later, the team faced the Boston Uprising. Despite going into halftime with a 0–1 deficit, Philadelphia took the final two maps to win the series by a 2–1 scoreline.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 3
The Fusion's only match in week three was against the Atlanta Reign on June 22. The match went the distance, as after four maps, the game was tied 2–2. Philadelphia came out on top on the fifth tiebreaker map, Ilios, and won the match 3–2. Philadelphia faced the Boston Uprising on June 29 in their only match of week four. The match also went to a fifth tiebreaker map, and for the second match in a row, the Fusion were able to take the final map to claim another 3–2 victory.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 3
In the last week of the stage, the Fusion headed to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta to play at the "Atlanta Reign Homestand Weekend". Their first match at the homestand was against the Washington Justice on July 6. Both teams mirrored each other's composition throughout the match, but the Fusion came out on top with a 3–1 victory. Philadelphia's final match of the stage was against the Shanghai Dragons a day later. With both teams holding a 4–2 record in Stage 3, the winner of the match would qualify for the final spot in the Stage 3 Playoffs. The Fusion were unable to pull out the win, however, and fell in the match by a score of 1–3.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 4
Prior to the start of Stage 4, which would include the implementation of an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the League, the Fusion traded main tank Joona "Fragi" Laine to the Guangzhou Charge in exchange for DPS Finley "Kyb" Adisi.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 4
The Fusion's first match of Stage 4 was also against the Charge on July 25. After splitting the first four maps, the match went to a fifth tiebreaker map; Philadelphia was unable to secure the victory, losing the match 2–3. The following day, the team took on the Chengdu Hunters. The match also went the distance, needing a fifth map to determine the winner. The Fusion were, once again, unable to take map five, falling 2–3 in the match.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 4
Philadelphia took on the Houston Outlaws in their first match of week two on August 2. Going into map four Havana, Philadelphia was up 2–1. Both teams finished the fourth map in overtime, but Philadelphia was able to complete the map in their overtime round to secure a 3–1 victory. Two days later, the Fusion faced the Toronto Defiant. After three maps, Philadelphia was down 1–2, but they were able to take map four to push the map to a fifth tiebreaker map. A win on map five gave Philadelphia a 3–2 win.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 4
The Fusion faced the Paris Eternal on August 8. Philadelphia quickly took the first two maps to go up 2–0 heading into halftime, but Paris was able to strike right back, taking the following two maps to tie the series 2–2 and force the match to a fifth tiebreaker map. The Fusion were unable close out the series and lost 2–3. The team's next match was against the Vancouver Titans three days later. The Fusion failed to win a map in the match, getting swept 0–4. Philadelphia's final regular season match was against the Seoul Dynasty on August 17.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Regular season, Stage 4
A solid performance by Josue "EQO" Corona on Mei enabled DPS Lee "Carpe" Jae-hyeok and the rest of the team to control the match throughout; the Fusion won the match 3–1. Philadelphia finished the regular season in 10th place in the season standings with a 15–13 record to qualify for the Play-In Tournament.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Postseason
Finishing in tenth place in the regular season standings, the Dragons qualified for the Play-In Tournament for the chance to qualify for the season playoffs. The team took on the eleventh-seeded Shanghai Dragons in the first round on August 30. The Dragon jumped out to an early 2–0 lead after winning on Busan and King's Row, but after the match break, Philadelphia forced a tie on Temple of Anubis and won on Watchpoint: Gibraltar. Shanghai recovered and took a win on Lijiang Tower, but the Fusion struck back with a win on King's Row. The Fusion selected Dorado for what would be the final map of the series; both teams completed the map on their respective attacks, but the Dragons managed to grab the map win in overtime rounds. The 2–4 loss eliminated the Fusion from playoff contention.


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:


2019 Philadelphia Fusion season, Awards
On May 1, Lee "Carpe" Jae-hyeok was named as a starter for the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game. A week later Gael "Poko" Gouzerch was named as a reserve for the All-Star Game.


2019 Philadelphia Packer Marine Terminal cocaine seizure
On June 18, 2019, federal authorities seized 39,525 pounds or nearly 20 tons of cocaine at the Port of Philadelphia's Packer Marine Terminal. The street value of the drugs is estimated at $1.3 billion dollars. According to the US Attorney's Office it was the largest seizure in the history of the DA's Office of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Mediterranean Shipping Company's container ship, the MSC Gayane (IMO number 9770763), was heading from Chile to Europe with previous stops in Peru, Colombia and the Bahamas. Six members of the crew were arrested. The seizure is the largest cocaine seizure in U.S. Customs and Border Protection's 230-year history, the largest cocaine seizure in US history, and fourth largest worldwide.


2019 Philadelphia Packer Marine Terminal cocaine seizure
The MSC Gayane was met by law enforcement vessels and boarded by about a dozen federal agents while heading into the Delaware Bay. The ship was escorted into the Port of Philadelphia's Packer Marine Terminal. Once docked, the authorities found nearly 20 tons of cocaine. Eight members of the crew have been charged in the arrest. The vessel MSC Gayane was seized by the US Attorney General and the Mediterranean Shipping Company has posted a $50 million dollar bond to gain the release of the vessel.


2019 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 2019 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 137th season in the history of the franchise, their 16th season at Citizens Bank Park, and their final season with manager Gabe Kapler. The Phillies improved from their record the prior year and finished with an 81–81 record (.500 winning percentage) for the first time since 2012, but missed the playoffs for the 8th straight season, despite spending nearly $400 million in the offseason.


2019 Philadelphia Phillies season, Offseason
After an 80–82 record the previous season which included a late-season collapse, the Phillies made several transactions in the 2018–19 offseason in order to improve the team. On December 3, 2018, the Phillies acquired Jean Segura, Juan Nicasio, and James Pazos from the Seattle Mariners for Carlos Santana and J. P. Crawford. Three days later, the Phillies traded relief pitcher Luis Garcia to the Los Angeles Angels for relief pitcher José Álvarez. Free agent outfielder Andrew McCutchen was signed December 12 to a three-year-deal. Relief pitcher David Robertson signed a two-year deal with the Phillies on January 3, 2019. On February 7, the Phillies acquired catcher J. T. Realmuto from the Miami Marlins for Sixto Sanchez, Jorge Alfaro, Will Stewart and international bonus slot money. Finally, on March 2, the Phillies signed outfielder Bryce Harper to a record-breaking 13-year deal worth $330 million.


2019 Philadelphia Phillies season, Roster
All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2019 are included.


2019 Philadelphia Soul season
The 2019 Philadelphia Soul season was the fourteenth season for the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena Football League. The Soul played at the Wells Fargo Center and were coached by Clint Dolezel for the 2019 season.


2019 Philadelphia Soul season, Standings
y - clinched regular season titlex - clinched playoff berth


2019 Philadelphia Soul season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2019 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2019. All times Eastern.


2019 Philadelphia Union season
The 2019 Philadelphia Union season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his sixth season with the club. Building on the previous 2018 season, the Union won their first MLS Cup Playoff match in club history, in a comeback 4–3 win against New York Red Bulls. Additionally, the team set new records for points earned within a single season (55), wins (16), and goals scored (58).


2019 Philadelphia Union season, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Philadelphia Union season, Staff
Note: Dick Schreuder served as assistant coach through Week 17 and departed for TSG Hoffenheim after June 8.


2019 Philadelphia Wings season
The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2018-2019 season is their inaugural season in the NLL.


2019 Philadelphia Wings season, Regular season, Final standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2019 Philadelphia Wings season, Roster, Entry Draft
The 2018 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 25, 2018. The Wings made the following selections:


2019 Philadelphia mayoral election
The 2019 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent mayor Jim Kenney, first elected in 2015, was running for reelection. Kenney was running on raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, to maintain supervised injection sites and the city's soda tax, and to ensure the city's compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement.


2019 Philadelphia mayoral election
Ciancaglini promised to end Philadelphia's status as a sanctuary city and to cancel plans to establish sites where people can safely inject heroin. No Republican has won a Philadelphia mayoral election since Bernard Samuel in 1947.


2019 Philadelphia mayoral election
Kenney easily won in his bid for re-election to a second term. However, this was the first election since the nationally controversial 2003 election where the Republican nominee managed to carry a ward, with Ciancaglini carrying slightly fewer wards than 2003 GOP nominee Sam Katz. This is due to the fact that despite an easy landslide victory, there was increased dissatisfaction with Kenney and his administration, which has steadily continued months after the election.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 35th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 13, 2019, to elect members to the House of Representatives.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Candidates were expected to be either for or against President Rodrigo Duterte. As the Philippines has a multi-party system, those who are for (or against) Duterte may find themselves running against each other. Other districts that may be seen as safe seats may see a candidate elected unopposed. Several seats have not been apportioned since 1907, gerrymandering on some newly apportioned seats and entrenchment of political dynasties make competitive races in so-called swing seats rare. The Liberal Party is expected to lead the opposition against PDP–Laban.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The pro-Duterte parties overwhelmingly won most of the seats in the House. Pro -Duterte party-list ACT-CIS emerged as the topnotcher in the party-list election. There was infighting among the pro-Duterte parties on who should be elected Speaker. Alan Peter Cayetano agreed on term-sharing with Lord Allan Jay Velasco for the speakership, with the former serving for the first 15 months, while the latter serving for the last 21 months.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Electoral system
The Philippines uses parallel voting for its lower house elections. There are currently 297 seats in the House; 238 of these are district representatives, and 59 are party-list representatives. Philippine law mandates that there should be one party-list representative for every four district representatives. District representatives are elected under the plurality voting system from single-member districts. Party-list representatives are elected via the nationwide vote with a 2% "soft" election threshold, with a 3-seat cap. The party in the party-list election with the most votes usually wins three seats, the other parties with more than 2% of the vote two seats, and the parties with less than 2% of the vote winning a seat each if the 20% quota is not met.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Electoral system
Campaigning for elections from congressional districts seats are decidedly local; the candidates are most likely a part of an election slate that includes candidates for other positions in the locality, and slates may comprise different parties. The political parties contesting the election make no attempt to create a national campaign.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Electoral system
Party-list campaigning, on the other hand, is done on a national scale. Parties usually attempt to appeal to a specific demographic. Polling is usually conducted for the party-list election, while pollsters may release polls on specific district races. In district elections, pollsters do not attempt to make forecasts on how many votes a party would achieve, nor the number of seats a party would win; they do attempt to do that in party-list elections, though.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Participating parties, Contesting district elections
The seats held by each party were expected to change by the time candidacies were declared in late 2018.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Participating parties, Contesting via the party-list system
The parties under the Makabayan bloc was formerly supportive of Duterte's policies until Duterte suspended peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines. Akbayan is seen as opposed to Duterte's policies. Other parties are generally supportive of Duterte's policies.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
Reapportioning the number of seats is done via national reapportionment after the release of every census or via piecemeal redistricting for every province or city. National reapportionment has not happened since the 1987 Constitution took effect, and aside from piecemeal redistricting, the apportionment was based on the ordinance from the constitution, which was in turn based from the 1980 census.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
In total, seven new district seats were created. Two were in Isabela, where the entire province was redistricted from four districts to six, and one each in Cavite, where the sixth and seventh districts were redistricted into three, Aklan and Southern Leyte, which were split into two districts, Laguna, where Calamba was separated from the second district and South Cotabato, where General Santos was separated from the first district.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
As there are now 245 districts; therefore, there are 61 party-list seats (at least 20% of the total), an increase from 59. The 18th Congress shall then have 306 representatives. However, as preparations were already on its way when the laws for the creation of General Santos and Southern Leyte districts were made, the commission decided to delay elections for the four seats involved to October 2019; the ballots for those districts showed their previous conflagrations as if it were not redistricted yet.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
A lawsuit was then decided by the Supreme Court prior to rescheduled elections, ordering the commission to declare the winner of the election in South Cotabato's 1st district. Upon doing so, the commission then declared the winner of the unified Southern Leyte district as well. The first elections for these two districts shall be on 2022, at the next general election. This left the number of districts to 243, with still 61 party-list seats.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Retiring and term-limited incumbents, Term limited
These representatives are term-limited, and are thus not allowed to run in 2019:


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Retiring and term-limited incumbents, Retiring
These representatives are not term limited, but will not run:


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Retiring and term-limited incumbents, Mid-term vacancies
These congressmen left office before their terms expired, and were not replaced. As the 17th Congress has not called for special elections, these seats remain vacant until the sine die adjournment. For party-list representatives, the next person on the list would assume office. In both instances this happened, the next person on the list replaced the person who resigned.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Marginal seats
These are the marginal seats that had a winning margin of 5% or less, in ascending order.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila
Elections were held in Metro Manila (the National Capital Region) for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13, 2019.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila
The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 18th Congress of the Philippines.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Caloocan, 1st District
Incumbent representative Dale Gonzalo Malapitan is running for reelection unopposed.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Las Piñas
The seat is currently vacant after incumbent Mark Villar was appointed as DPWH Secretary. Legislative caretaker, incumbent DIWA Partylist Representative Emmelie Aglipay-Villar is barred for seeking a seat due to term limits. The candidates running for the position are Jerry delos Reyes and former TV host and businesswoman Camille Villar.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Makati, 1st District
Incumbent Monsour del Rosario is running for Vice Mayor. The candidates running for the position are former Vice President Jejomar Binay, Brigido Mesina, Jr., former Mayor Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr. and Ferdinand Silva.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Malabon
Incumbent Federico "Ricky" Sandoval is running for reelection. His opponent is former Representative Josephine "Jaye" Lacson-Noel.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Mandaluyong
Incumbent Queenie Gonzales is running for reelection, but later withdrew. Her husband, former Representative Neptali Gonzales II replaced her.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Manila, 1st District
Manuel Luis "Manny" Lopez is the incumbent, and he will face former congressman Benjamin "Atong" Asilo.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Manila, 2nd District
Carlo Lopez is the incumbent, and is term-limited. His cousin Alex is running under the Nacionalista Party, with support from PMP and KABAKA; Carlo is a member of PDP–Laban. Also running are incumbent councilors Rolan Valeriano (Asenso Manileño) and Rodolfo "Ninong" Lacsamana (NUP). The coalition of PDP–Laban and KKK did not nominate any candidate in this district.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Manila, 3rd District
John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto is the incumbent, and is running under the PDP-Laban banner with support from Asenso Manileño. He will face former representative Zenaida "Naida" Angping, who is running under Lakas–CMD and supported by PMP and KABAKA.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Manila, 4th District
Edward Maceda is the incumbent and will run against ex-Rep. Maria Theresa "Trisha" Bonoan-David (NUP, supported by Asenso Manileño) and independent candidate barangay kagawad Christopher "Chris" Gabriel.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Manila, 5th District
Amanda Christina "Cristal" Bagatsing is the incumbent, and will face former councilor Arnold "Ali" Atienza.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Manila, 6th District
Rosenda Ann "Sandy" Ocampo is the incumbent but she is now term-limited. She has endorsed her younger sister Patricia Yvette Ocampo, to run for her seat in the House of Representatives. Yvette registered as a candidate under Bagumbayan-VNP (supported by PDP-Laban and Alfredo Lim's KKK Party) and prior to her candidacy had been appointed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as chair of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Manila, 6th District
Ocampo's archrival, ex-Cong. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante, is also running under Asenso Manileño.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Marikina, 1st District
Incumbent Representative Bayani Fernando is running for reelection unopposed. Vice Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz remained on the ballot despite withdrawing.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Navotas
Incumbent Representative Toby Tiangco is term-limited and is running for Mayor. His brother, incumbent Mayor John Reynald Tiangco is his party's nominee.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Parañaque, 2nd District
Incumbent Representative Gustavo Tambunting is running for reelection, but eventually withdrew. His wife, Joy Tambunting substituted him.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Pasay
Incumbent Representative Imelda Calixto-Rubiano is term-limited and is running for Mayor. Her brother, incumbent Mayor Antonino Calixto is her party's nominee.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Pasig
Incumbent Representative Ricky Eusebio is running for reelection. His opponent is former Congressman Roman Romulo.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Quezon City, 1st District
Incumbent Representative Vincent Crisologo is running for Mayor. His son, incumbent councilor Onyx Crisologo is the party's nominee. His opponent is councilor Elizabeth Delarmente.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Quezon City, 2nd District
Incumbent Representative Winston Castelo is term-limited and is running for councilor. His wife, Precious Hipolito-Castelo will run for congresswoman. Her opponents are former representatives Annie Susano, Dante Liban and Winsell Beltran-Codora, daughter of Barangay Silangan captain Crisell Beltran.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Quezon City, 4th District
Incumbent Representative Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is term-limited and he is set to retire from politics after 27 years. His nominee, former Councilor Bong Suntay will run for that position.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, San Juan
Incumbent Representative Ronaldo Zamora is running for reelection. His opponent is actor Edu Manzano.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Taguig and Pateros, 1st District of Taguig and Pateros
Incumbent Congressman Arnel Cerafica is term-limited and is running for Mayor. His brother, Allan Cerafica, will compete for the position against former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.


2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila, Taguig and Pateros, 2nd District of Taguig
Incumbent Congresswoman Pia Cayetano has opted to run for senator. Competing in her place is her sister-in-law and term limited incumbent Mayor Lani Cayetano, who will be facing former Councilor Michelle Anne Gonzales.


2019 Philippine Senate election
The 2019 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 33rd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It was held on May 13, 2019.


2019 Philippine Senate election
The seats of 12 senators elected in 2013 were contested during this election, and the senators that were elected in this election would serve up to June 30, 2025. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2016 election to form the 18th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2016 would serve until June 30, 2022.


2019 Philippine Senate election
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban), the ruling party headed by President Rodrigo Duterte, led its own administration coalition, the Hugpong ng Pagbabago.


2019 Philippine Senate election
The Senate election is held concurrently with elections to the House of Representatives and local officials above the barangay level.


2019 Philippine Senate election
Hugpong ng Pagbabago won overwhelmingly, while the main opposition coalition, Otso Diretso, was not able to win any seat in the Senate. Hugpong won 9 seats, while the Nationalist People's Coalition, United Nationalist Alliance, and an independent candidate won 1 seat each.


2019 Philippine Senate election
A total of five women, or 42% of the seats contested, won the election, beating the previous record of four female winners set in 2013 (12 seats contested) and in 1992 (24 seats contested).


2019 Philippine Senate election, Electoral system
Senate elections in the Philippines are conducted via the plurality-at-large voting system, where the entire country is one at-large "district". Each voter can select up to twelve candidates (one vote per candidate), and the twelve candidates with the highest total number of votes are elected.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Electoral system
Senators are term-limited to two consecutive terms, although they are eligible for a third non-consecutive term. Only half of the seats are up in every senatorial election. The winning senators succeeded those elected in 2013, and joined those elected in 2016 in the 18th Congress.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Electoral system
Each party endorses a slate of candidates, typically not exceeding a 12-person ticket. A party may also choose to invite "guest candidates" to complete its slate. The party may even include, with the candidates' consent, independent candidates and candidates from other parties as the party's guest candidates. Parties also may form coalitions to endorse a multi-party slate of candidates.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Electoral system
While the Philippines is a multi-party system, parties tend to group themselves into two major coalitions in midterm elections (e.g. Lakas-Laban vs NPC in 1995; PPC vs Puwersa ng Masa in 2001). This is opposed to senatorial elections in presidential election years where most presidential candidates also have senatorial slates. This results in an election where voters can choose between two major political forces. Sometimes a weaker third coalition is also formed.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Electoral system
Winning candidates are proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. Candidates are proclaimed senators-elect if the thirteenth-place candidate no longer has a mathematical chance of surpassing the twelfth-place candidate. Post-proclamation disputes are handled by the Senate Electoral Tribunal, a body composed of six senators and three justices from the Supreme Court.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, 2016 election
As the 2016 Senate election was held concurrently with the presidential election, most of the presidential candidates also put up their respective senatorial slates. These slates shared several candidates, although most of the shared candidates only campaigned with one slate. The presidential election was won by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban), while the vice presidency was won by the Liberal Party's Leni Robredo, the representative from Camarines Sur. Senator Bongbong Marcos disputed Robredo's victory, and his electoral protest is still pending before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, 2016 election
Koko Pimentel, Duterte's party-mate, was elected as President of the Senate in July 2016 by a large majority, while a handful of Liberal Party senators comprised the minority; they were later joined by other Liberal Party members who had earlier voted for Pimentel, forming a six-person minority bloc in the Senate.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, 2016 election
Pimentel resigned from the Senate presidency on May 21, 2018. He was replaced by Tito Sotto of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), who was elected by majority of the senators.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Coalition for Change / Tapang at Malasakit Alliance
In October 2017, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) was only considering to form a coalition with the Nacionalista Party for the 2019 senatorial elections.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Coalition for Change / Tapang at Malasakit Alliance
In November 2017, PDP–Laban reportedly released a "partial list" of their senatorial slate for the 2019 edition consisting of six people. The party's president Koko Pimentel clarified that the list was not finalized and remarked that there was "no party decision yet". In January 2018, the House Speaker announced that the 6 candidates were now official. In February 2018, two more names were added to PDP–Laban's potential slate.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Coalition for Change / Tapang at Malasakit Alliance
Pimentel announced a shortlist of 20 names in April 2018. It included himself and the five other senators that were members of the majority bloc, several administration officials, representatives, and private citizens. Pimentel said that his list was not approved by Alvarez when he released it.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Coalition for Change / Tapang at Malasakit Alliance
By August 2018, Pimentel wrote to Duterte of their party's prospective candidates for the Senate. Pimentel divided the names into three groups: members of PDP–Laban, outsiders, and the incumbent senators of the majority bloc. Pimentel said that Duterte's decision would be final in the composition of their slate.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Otso Diretso
In March 2018, a supposed Liberal Party slate was circulated on social media. The list of candidates included Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Sen. Bam Aquino, former Senators Teofisto Guingona III and Ramon Magsaysay Jr., former Pampanga Governor Eddie Panlilio, former Representative from Quezon Lorenzo Tañada III, Representative from Albay Edcel Lagman, Representative from Northern Samar Raul Daza, Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano, Representatives Jose Christopher Belmonte from Quezon City and Kaka Bag-ao from Dinagat Islands, and Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. However, on April 2, Magsaysay said that he had no plans of returning to the Senate.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Otso Diretso
Lagman, Daza, and Belmonte all denied that they were running for senator. Alejano, meanwhile, neither confirmed nor denied his plans. After multiple candidates denied interest in running, Senator Francis Pangilinan denied that this slate was an accurate list of Liberal Party candidates, as the official list had yet to be finalized.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Otso Diretso
In April, Antonio Trillanes said that his Samahang Magdalo was cooperating with the Liberal Party, Akbayan and Tindig Pilipinas to put up an opposition coalition against the pro-Duterte parties. On April 24, Liberal Party and other groups urged Mar Roxas to run. By mid-May, the Liberal Party had settled on several names; however, Roxas himself declined to run. The Liberals intend to form a coalition with anti-Duterte groups, with the slate being named as "the Resistance". In June, Alejano announced his intention to run.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Otso Diretso
Leni Robredo announced that she accepted the role of opposition leader in the election, and they released the line-up by mid-September. The line up may include former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, who was removed from office by a quo warranto petition. By August, Roxas, in an interview at Robredo's radio show said that he was unsure of his plans in 2019. In early September, a list of 18 possible candidates was publicized by the coalition.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Otso Diretso
The list included incumbent senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV, Magdalo representative Gary Alejano, former Department of Interior and Local Government secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas II, former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, former Quezon representative Lorenzo "Erin" Tañada III, lawyer Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno, former Bangsamoro Transition Committee member Samira Gutoc, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, former Akbayan representative Ibarra "Barry" Gutierrez III, actor Dingdong Dantes, former presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, writer Manuel Luis "Manolo" Quezon III, activist Leah Navarro, actress Agot Isidro, musician Jim Paredes, election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, former Social Welfare secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman, and ex-chief justice Hilario Davide Jr.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Otso Diretso
By October 2018, before the 2019 general elections, the Liberal Party formed the Otso Diretso (transl. Straight Eight), an electoral coalition led by the party that also comprises members of the Magdalo Party-List, Akbayan Citizens Action Party, and Akyson Demokratiko along with independent candidates. The coalition hopes to drive a new political culture based on political leaders practicing "makiking, matuto, kumilos" (listen, learn, take action), each candidate emphasizing the need for government to listen to its citizens. As part of the Liberal Party's efforts to instill this new political culture, it launched Project Makining in October 2018, a modern, nationwide listening campaign driven by volunteers. It aimed to find out what have been important to Filipinos, the basis for the messaging, strategy, and platform of the coalition.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Nationalist People's Coalition
By June 2017, Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), erstwhile chairman emeritus Danding Cojuangco returned as chairman, in an active leadership role. Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto said Cojuangco was reportedly unsatisfied with how the party was being run, as leadership cannot agree on what direction to take.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Nationalist People's Coalition
The party has considered all of the eligible incumbents from the majority bloc to run in its slate as "Friends of the party". Sotto also said that Bam Aquino, the only non-term limited incumbent from the minority bloc, was also invited to run in their slate. Aquino is the nephew of NPC founder Cojuangco who Sotto said would personally help Aquino in the latter's campaign. Sotto announced in July 2018 that Senator JV Ejercito and former senator Lito Lapid would run under the NPC banner. Ejercito said this is to avoid with him running together with his half-brother Jinggoy Estrada, under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. Lapid was formerly from the now moribund Lakas–CMD.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Hugpong ng Pagbabago, Nacionalista, and other alliances
Hugpong ng Pagbabago, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte's regional political party in the Davao Region formed in mid-2018, reportedly had national parties it wanted to forge alliances with. By August, the Hugpong had established alliances with the Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People's Coalition, the National Unity Party, and six other local parties. In August, incumbent senator Cynthia Villar announced that she would seek reelection. The coalition also supported the candidacies of Governor Imee Marcos and Representative Pia Cayetano.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Coalitions, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
A new political party called the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (Federal Party of the Philippines) was launched and accredited by the Commission on Election on October 8, 2018. It elected Land Bank of the Philippines director Jesus Hinlo as president. On October 17, 2018, the party nominated three senatorial candidates for the 2019 midterm elections, namely Maria Socorro Manahan, Elmer Francisco, and Diosdado Padilla.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Term-limited and retiring incumbents
The following were barred from running since they were on their second consecutive six-year term:


2019 Philippine Senate election, Term-limited and retiring incumbents
It's disputed if Koko Pimentel (PDP–Laban) is on his second term already, considering he only took over from Juan Miguel Zubiri's seat after the latter resigned and Pimentel won his electoral protest against him. See banned candidacies, below.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Term-limited and retiring incumbents, Mid-term vacancies
Alan Peter Cayetano, who was on his second consecutive term, resigned from the Senate in order to become Secretary of Foreign Affairs on May 18, 2017. It left one vacant seat and since it was vacated less than three years before Cayetano's term would have expired, no special election was held to fill the seat. Cayetano resigned as foreign affairs secretary on October 17, 2018 and filed candidacy as House representative from Pateros and Taguig's 1st district. Cayetano eventually won the election, and was later elected House Speaker.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Planned debates
On February 28, 2019, Otso Diretso candidates Gary Alejano, Samira Gutoc, Florin Hilbay, and Romulo Macalintal wrote a letter to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), requesting to facilitate a debate with administration-supported party Hugpong ng Pagbabago. Otso Diretso said that the debate "would benefit not only the senatorial aspirants, but mainly the voting public." Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte slammed the former for being "fixated" on debates. Prior to this, on February 25, the day of the 33rd anniversary of People Power Revolution, Otso Diretso had challenged the Hugpong ng Pagbabago candidates for public debate but none of them showed up in the event. On March 8, the COMELEC rejected the request of debate by Otso Diretso.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Candidates
Half of the seats in the Senate, or the 12 seats disputed in odd-numbered years since 1995, were up in the 2019 senatorial election.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Opinion polling
Opinion polling, locally known as "surveys" in the Philippines, is conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS), Pulse Asia and other pollsters. The first poll released through by the DZRH website reportedly done by SWS in December 2017 was not posted in SWS's official website, and SWS neither confirmed nor denied the existence of the survey when asked by the Philippine Star, leading to speculation that it was commissioned by a third party.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Opinion polling, Per candidate
This list includes all individuals named by at least 10% of respondents in any of the nine conducted surveys. For a comprehensive list of all individuals included in the surveys, see the main article.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Opinion polling, Per party, Seats after the election
Totals may not add up to 24 due to margin of error.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Issues
In February, Cebu representative Gwendolyn Garcia was dismissed by the Ombudsman for a corruption case and barred her from seeking public positions from 2019 onward, but Garcia said that she would appeal the dismissal at the courts.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Issues
Candidates campaigning from detention were previously allowed; Senator Antonio Trillanes ran and won in 2007 despite being jailed for taking part in the Oakwood mutiny. Trillanes was ultimately convicted of participating in a coup d'etat after winning, but accepted the amnesty passed by Congress that was proposed by President Benigno Aquino III. While convicts are not allowed to run anymore unless pardoned or accepting an amnesty, these people had pending cases as of yet and were innocent until proven guilty.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Issues
As this is a midterm election, it serves as a de facto referendum on the policies of the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, such as pursuing the Philippine Drug War, Bringing Back the Death Penalty, federalism in the Philippines, and the Bangsamoro peace process, among other things.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Issues, Constitutional change
One of President Rodrigo Duterte's promises during the 2016 election campaign was to revise the current constitution and to shift the country from a unitary form to a federal form. On September 29, 2017, PDP–Laban presented a draft constitution to Congress.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Issues, Constitutional change
The House of Representatives, through Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez began its own hearings on constitutional change without the participation of the Senate. Alvarez took a hard line on the interpretation that voting via the Constituent Assembly would be joint, instead of the two chambers voting separately, as is the usual. A joint vote would've rendered the Senate's votes as virtually meaningless, as the representatives outnumber them by almost 300–23. Senators maintained that voting must be done separately. Senator Grace Poe moved that all moves to make the Senate irrelevant in the proposed constitution be rejected by the Senate, and supported Panfilo Lacson's suggestion that any vote be separate.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results
This is how the Senate is currently constituted. On July 25, 2016, voting 20–3, senators elected Koko Pimentel as the new Senate President. The senators who voted for Pimentel became the majority bloc. Senator Francis Escudero then nominated Senator Ralph Recto, a member of the Liberal Party, for the presidency. Senator Antonio Trillanes seconded Escudero's nomination. During nominal voting, Pimentel voted for Recto. Recto voted for Pimentel. After losing the vote, Recto automatically became the Minority Leader. He was joined by Escudero and Trillanes. Drilon was later elected Senate President Pro-Tempore while Sotto was elected Majority Leader.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results
On February 27, 2017, Senator Manny Pacquiao, a key administration ally, moved to remove from key positions LP senators Franklin Drilon, Francis Pangilinan and Bam Aquino and opposition-allied Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan). Drilon was removed as Senate President Pro-Tempore, Pangilinan was relieved as agriculture committee chairman, and Aquino was sacked as education committee chairman. Hontiveros was also removed as health committee head. The revamp prompted the LP senators to shift to the minority bloc. De Lima later joined them. Senator Ralph Recto, who used to be the Senate Minority Leader, was elected to replace Drilon as Senate President Pro-Tempore.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results, Per candidate
Winning candidates were proclaimed on May 22. Nine candidates in the Hugpong ng Pagbabago slate won. None of the Otso Diretso candidates won, while three won who were not from either slate.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results, Per candidate
Five incumbents won reelection: Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, Sonny Angara, Koko Pimentel and Nancy Binay.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results, Per candidate
Four neophytes won election: Bong Go, Ronald dela Rosa, Imee Marcos and Francis Tolentino. Go and dela Rosa won their first elections.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results, Per candidate
Three former senators were elected back to the Senate: Pia Cayetano, Lito Lapid and Bong Revilla.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results, Per candidate
Four former senators, Jinggoy Estrada, Mar Roxas, Serge Osmeña, and Juan Ponce Enrile, lost in their bids to reenter the Senate.


2019 Philippine Senate election, Results, Per candidate
Incumbents JV Ejercito and Bam Aquino did not successfully defend their seats.


2019 Philippine Super Liga season
The 2019 PSL season is the seventh season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) which began on February 16, 2019.


2019 Philippine Super Liga season, Indoor volleyball, Super Cup
The 2019 PSL Super Cup is a three-day tournament that began on November 5, 2019. It will feature the Philippine national team, two PSL selection teams (Team Shine and Team Sparkle) and the women's team of the University of Tsukuba of Japan.


2019 Philippine Super Liga season, Indoor volleyball, Super Cup
The tournament was organized as part of the Philippine national team's participation in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. University of Tsukuba won the PSL Super Cup title by winning all of its three games.


2019 Philippine general election
The 2019 Philippine general election was conducted on May 13, 2019. A midterm election, those elected therein will take office on June 30, 2019, midway through the term of President Rodrigo Duterte.


2019 Philippine general election
Under the Local Government Code and the 1987 constitution, all terms start on June 30, 2019, and end on June 30, 2022, except for elected senators, whose terms shall end on June 30, 2025. The Commission on Elections administered the election.


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Date of the election
The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines states that unless otherwise provided by law, the election of members of Congress is on every second Monday of May. According to Republic Act No. 7166, election for national, provincial, city and municipal elections are on the second Monday of May, since 1992, and every three years thereafter, with the president and vice president being elected in six-year intervals. It has been three years since the last general election of 2016, and with no law canceling the election, this meant that the election was held on Monday, May 13, 2019.


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Date of the election
The commission confirmed the day of the election day of May 13 when it released the calendar for the election. The important days are:


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Automated election system
The Philippines adopted an automated election system (AES) for the 2019 elections. The COMELEC announced in December 2018 that the Philippine AES passed the review conducted by international systems and software testing firm, Pro V&V, in Alabama, USA.


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Automated election system
The Commission had a 'trusted build' program wherein the program to be used in the midterms in 2019 is built using the reviewed components. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo on December 17, 2018 turned over the executable file of the Election Management System (EMS) Trusted Build for the May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections (NLE) to the Commission en banc. The file will be escrowed to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Automated election system
The EMS compiled the number and profile of registered voters, their geographic locations and polling precinct information, and these were used in designing the official ballots.


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Equipment
The Commission on Elections made a decision on February 1, 2018 to purchase vote-counting machines (VCM), which were used in the 2016 presidential election for a price of 2.122 billion pesos for the 2019 mid-term elections.


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Commission on Elections membership
On October 17, 2017, the House of Representatives impeached Commission on Elections Chairman Andres D. Bautista due to allegations of manipulation of the 2016 vice presidential election in favor of Leni Robredo. Hours earlier, Bautista announced his resignation effective December 31. President Duterte accepted Bautista's resignation effective immediately, on October 23. Duterte then appointed Sheriff Abas as new chairman, in November 2017.


2019 Philippine general election, Preparation, Commission on Elections membership
The Commission on Appointments confirmed Duterte's appointment of Abas as Chairman in May 2018. Abas is expected to head the commission on the 2019 elections. At the confirmation hearing, Abas defended the commission's purchase of the vote-counting machines, saying that they were purchased at one-third of the cost. The commission later confirmed Duterte's appointment of Socorro Inting as Commissioner later that month. Duterte also appointed Marlon S. Casquejo as Commissioner on June and undersecretary of Justice Antonio Kho as Commissioner on July, completing the commission's seven seats.


2019 Philippine general election, Proposed cancellation
Due to the drive to change the constitution to make the Philippines a federation, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said in January 2018 that the cancellation of the 2019 elections is possible, as a transition government would be needed. Later, the president ruled out the cancellation the election.


2019 Philippine general election, Proposed cancellation
By July, after the consultative committee submitted their draft constitution to the president and Congress, Alvarez proposed to cancel the 2019 elections so that Congress can concentrate in revising the constitution. Senate President Tito Sotto said that this is possible by Congress passing a law for the cancellation of the election. Members of the consultative committee, on the other hand, prefer holding the election. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said that "I suggest elections will continue (because people suspect that) we are proposing federalism so that the elections can be postponed. It is not true, not at all."


2019 Philippine general election, Proposed cancellation
Later that month, Senator Panfilo Lacson said that most senators, including those who are running for reelection, would have blocked any moves by the lower house to cancel the election. This came as Alvarez switched his preferred mode of amending the constitution via a People's Initiative. Franklin Drilon earlier said that the minority bloc would have sued if Alvarez's plan of cancelling the election pushed through.


2019 Philippine general election, Proposed cancellation
With the ouster of Alvarez by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Speaker in July 2018, the latter said that she preferred the elections pushing through.


2019 Philippine general election, Results, Congress
The 18th Congress of the Philippines shall comprise the winners of this election, together with the winning candidates in the 2016 Senate election.


2019 Philippine general election, Results, Congress, Senate
Twelve seats in the Senate, or those seats that were first disputed in 1995, and were last up in 2013, were up for election.


2019 Philippine general election, Results, Congress, House of Representatives
All seats in the House of Representatives were up for election.


2019 Philippine general election, Results, Local
The ex officio members of the local legislatures, who have been elected after the 2018 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, shall serve until January 1, 2023, after the barangay elections in May 2020 were postponed to December 2022.


2019 Philippine general election, Glitches
On May 13, the number of malfunctioned vote counting machines (VCMs) tripled compared to the 2016 election. According to COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez, there are 400–600 out of 85,000 VCMs across the country (representing 0.7%) encountered glitches. The machines were from the 2016 elections, and the COMELEC admitted that it could be because the machines are not new.


2019 Philippine general election, Glitches
Faulty SD cards were also reported to be the cause of malfunction. The substandard ballot forms as well as markers that bleed ink are other causes of malfunction and anomalies. The COMELEC will probe the suppliers: Triplex Enterprises Incorporated for the ballot paper and marking pens and S1 Technologies Incorporated and Silicon Valley Computer Group joint venture for the SD cards.


2019 Philippine general election, Glitches
Jimenez, however, said that the problems experienced were still within range of expected range of expectation, as problematic machines account for only less than 1 percent of total machines used.


2019 Philippine general election, Glitches
There are reports of running out of ballots in a polling precinct in Alburquerque, Bohol; affected voters have waited for two hours before the extra ballots was delivered at 3pm. At around 10, the COMELEC has experienced problems with the transparency server where the unofficial tally has been stuck for hours, with only 0.38% of polling precincts have managed to transmit the results. But experts agree that the glitches don't necessarily mean cheating took place. The transmission happened, according to PPCRV Chairperson Myla Villanueva. In an interview, Villanueva said that 'results were receiver by transparency server continuously, despite media temporarily not being able to see the results.' She added that 'most importantly, the ERs match with transmitted results.'


2019 Philippine general election, Glitches
Despite the glitches, the random manual audits (RMA) conducted days after the elections show that the 2019 midterms yielded the highest rate of accuracy among the previous automated elections. Based on the 2019 RMA, the accuracy rate for the senatorial votes was at 99.9971 percent; for members of the House 99.9946 percent; and 99.9941 percent for mayor.


2019 Philippine general election, Glitches
The COMELEC recorded at least 20 people have been killed in an election-related incidents and 43 incidents during the course of election campaign as of May 13, most notably the killing of AKO Bicol congressman Rodel Batocabe on December 22, 2018. There are reported violence during the election day: a shooting occurred at the polling center in Panglima Estino, Sulu where six have been injured.


2019 Philippine general election, Reaction
In a Pulse Asia opinion poll dated June 24–30, 2019, 82% of those surveyed found the election to be believable while 82% said the release of the results were fast. Meanwhile, 10% of respondents found their names missing in the voters list, 4% of their registration was deactivated, 1% of the vote counting machine malfunctioned, as the issues in the election.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 13, 2019. All provinces elected their provincial governors for three-year terms, who will be inaugurated on June 30, 2019 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors (they may run for any other posts however).


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections
Highly urbanized cities and independent component cities such as Angeles City, Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro City, Cebu City, Davao City, Iloilo City and Metro Manila with the municipality of Pateros are outside the jurisdiction of any province and thus do not run elections for governors of their mother provinces (Pampanga, Negros Occidental, Benguet, Misamis Oriental, Cebu, Davao del Sur and Iloilo  for Angeles, Bacolod City, Baguio City, Cagayan de Oro City, Cebu City, Davao City and Iloilo City respectively). These cities and Pateros elect mayors instead.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon
Here are the election results as provided by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the provinces in Luzon.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Ilocos Region, Ilocos Norte
Incumbent Governor Imee Marcos is term-limited and is running for Senator. Her mother, former First Lady and incumbent congresswoman Imelda Marcos, is running in her place. On November 29, she withdrew her bid and was replaced by her grandson, Matthew Joseph Manotoc. His opponent is former governor and incumbent congressman Rodolfo Fariñas. On May 2, Fariñas withdrew from the race, leaving Manotoc running unopposed.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, Apayao
Incumbent governor Elias Bulut, Jr. is term limited and is running for congressman. His sister, incumbent congresswoman Eleonor Bulut-Begtang is running in his place unopposed.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, Kalinga
Incumbent Jocel Baac is term-limited and is running for congressman.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, Mountain Province
Incumbent Bonifacio Lacwasan, Jr. assumed as Governor after the Commission on Elections nullifies the proclamation of Kathy Jill Mayaen. The COMELEC disqualifies Mayaen as substitute candidate of Leonardo Mayaen who died on March 31, 2016. According to COMELEC rules, any independent candidate cannot be substituted in case of death, withdrawal or disqualification.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija
Incumbent governor Czarina Umali is not running. Her brother-in-law, Gil Raymond is running in her place. On November 23, he withdrew his bid and replaced by his brother, former Governor Aurelio Umali.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Central Luzon, Pampanga
Incumbent governor Lilia Pineda is term-limited and is running for Vice Governor. Her son, incumbent Vice Governor Dennis Pineda is running in her place.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Calabarzon, Cavite
Incumbent Governor Jesus Crispin Remulla will not run for reelection.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Luzon, Calabarzon, Laguna
Incumbent Ramil Hernandez is running for reelection, while his predecessor ER Ejercito, was formally disqualified owing to the decision on his corruption case.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Visayas
Here are the election results as provided by the (COMELEC) for the provinces in Visayas.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Visayas, Western Visayas, Iloilo
Incumbent Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. is term-limited and he is set to retire from politics. His son, incumbent congressman Arthur Defensor, Jr. is running in his place.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Visayas, Central Visayas, Bohol
Incumbent governor Edgar Chatto is term-limited and he is running for Congressman.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Mindanao
Here are the election results as provided by the (COMELEC) for the provinces in Mindanao.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga del Norte
Roberto Escobido Uy was declared nuisance by the COMELEC after carrying the name similar to incumbent Governor Roberto Y. Uy, bringing confusion to voters of the locality.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga Sibugay
Matthew Alison Apostol is the youngest Gubernatorial Candidate of the Philippines for the 2019 Philippine Gubernatorial Elections and the youngest in Zamboanga Sibugay since 2001 at the age of 23.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Mindanao, Davao Region, Compostela Valley
Incumbent Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy is running for reelection unopposed.


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Mindanao, Caraga, Dinagat Islands
Incumbent governor Glenda Ecleo is not running for she is term-limited. Her son, incumbent Vice Governor Benglen Ecleo is running in her place


2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Mindanao, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
This year's elections are the first time people of the five provinces of the Bangsamoro region will elect their respective provincial governors.


2019 Philippine local elections
Local elections in the Philippines were held on May 13, 2019. This was conducted together with the 2019 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level were disputed. The following positions were disputed:


2019 Philippine local elections
The elective positions in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) were not decided on this day. The first elections for BARMM will be done after the 2020 Philippine census is published.


2019 Philippine local elections
The elective positions in the barangays were also not decided on this day. These were supposed to be held in October 2016, but were postponed to October 2017, then again to May 2018.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system
Every local government unit, be it a province, city, municipality or a barangay elects a chief executive (a governor, city mayor, municipal mayor and barangay chairman, respectively), and a local legislature (the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Sangguniang Panlungsod, Sangguniang Bayan and Sangguniang Barangay, respectively), president upon by the chief executive's deputy (vice-governor, city vice-mayor, and municipal vice-mayor, respectively; no equivalent for the barangay where the barangay chairman presides the Sangguniang Barangay).


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Chief executive
Provincial governors and vice governors in each of the 81 provinces, and mayor and vice mayor in each of the 145 cities and 1,489 municipalities are elected via the first-past-the-post system.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures
For the membership in local legislatures the elections are done via plurality-at-large voting. For Sangguniang Panlalawigan seats, the Commission on Elections divides all provinces into at least 2 districts, if it is not divided into such, while for Sangguniang Panlungsod seats, the appropriation depends on the city charter (some are divided into districts, while others elect all councilors at-large), and for Sangguniang Bayan seats, all municipalities have eight councilors elected at-large, except for Pateros, which elects twelve, six in each district.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures
Winners in this election will have their terms start on June 30, 2019, and end on June 30, 2022.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures, Ex officio and reserved seats
The city or municipal presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, for its old name Association of Barangay Captains) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK; youth councils) sit as ex officio members of the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod of which its barangay is a part of.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures, Ex officio and reserved seats
For the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the provincial presidents of the ABC and SK, along with the provincial presidents of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) sit as its ex officio members.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures, Ex officio and reserved seats
Some legislatures have a reserved seat for indigenous people, called the "indigenous people mandatory representation (IPMR)". These are not indicated in the national totals.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures, Ex officio and reserved seats
When the legislatures elected in 2019 first convened, the ABC and SK presidents elected in 2018 were still serving, and will serve until January 1, 2023. Barangay elections are nonpartisan.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures, Ex officio and reserved seats
People selected as IPMR serve for three years. These selections are done by the indigenous people themselves under the supervision of the National Commission on Indigenous People. The terms are not usually aligned with local or barangay elections.


2019 Philippine local elections, Electoral system, Legislatures, Ex officio and reserved seats
Ex officio members and IPMR are accorded full voting rights and privileges accorded to regularly elected members of each legislature.


2019 Philippine local elections, Participating parties, Local parties
In the presentation below, the order for legislatures is determined by the following:


2019 Philippine local elections, Provincial elections
Local parties are denoted by purple (unless otherwise indicated), independents by light gray, and ex officio members of the legislatures are in dark gray.


2019 Philippine local elections, Provincial elections, Camarines Norte vice gubernatorial election
Incumbent Vice Governor Jonah Pimentel was in his third consecutive term when he was allowed to run. As the Local Government Code prohibits more than three consecutive terms of service, the Commission on Elections canceled his certificate of candidacy, and his proclamation as the winner in the vice gubernatorial election was also suspended. The top performing winner in the provincial board election, Joseph Panotes, was subsequently sworn in as acting vice governor until a final decision is made.


2019 Philippine local elections, City and municipal elections
Local parties are denoted by purple (unless otherwise indicated), independents by light gray, and ex officio members of the legislatures are in dark gray.


2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash
On 1 September 2019, a Beechcraft King Air 350 crashed into a tourist resort in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines while performing a medevac flight from Dipolog to Manila. All nine occupants aboard were killed in the crash.


2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash, Accident
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), the aircraft with registration RP-C2296, which had taken off from Dipolog Airport in Zamboanga del Norte at 1:40pm local time (UTC+8), was bound for Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila when it lost radar contact with air traffic control (ATC) at around 3.10pm, while flying 37 miles (60 km) south of Manila. Witnesses nearby reported that the aircraft trailed smoke before plummeting onto the ground.


2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash, Accident
The aircraft crashed and bursted into flames at the privately owned Agojo Resort in Pansol, Calamba, Laguna near the foothills of Mount Makiling, killing all nine occupants aboard and injuring two others on the ground. Among the dead were a patient being transported and his wife.


2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash, Accident
Debris from the aircraft landed in separate locations of the subdivision. A number of residential houses were destroyed in the blaze, and a nearby resort had a wall damaged in the fiery crash. The accident occurred during the country's monsoon season, when a small number of tourists visit Pansol's resorts compared to the dry season which ended in June.


2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash, Aftermath
Following another aircraft crash of an IAI Westwind II at Ninoy Aquino International Airport just months after the accident, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) grounded the entire Lionair fleet while both crashes were still under investigation.


2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash, Investigation
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) were dispatched to the scene to investigate the accident. The aircraft's cockpit voice recorder, which was badly damaged, was retrieved from the crash site and was brought to Australia for analysis.


2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash, Investigation
The CAAP said that it has partial information to determine the cause, but would release its final report once the AAIIB has concluded its investigation.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team
The Philippines men's national basketball team competed in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup which was held in China from August 31 to September 15, 2019. This is the Philippines second straight appearance in the FIBA Basketball World Cup since its participation in the 2014 edition hosted in Spain.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team
The team during the Asian qualifiers was initially coached by Chot Reyes and, later, Yeng Guiao. The team's qualification bid suffered a setback when the team still coached by Reyes was involved in a brawl with Australia which led to the suspension of players and officials forcing the Philippines to change its roster for the subsequent qualifier games.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games
The schedule of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season is one of the factors weighed in organizing exhibition games as preparation of the Philippine national team for the FIBA Basketball World Cup since majority of its players participate in the league. For this reason the Philippines' basketball federation, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), decided against the team's participation in the 2019 William Jones Cup due to conflicting schedule with the PBA. A pocket national teams' tournament to be held in Metro Manila was planned.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games
Playing at least a match Australia was considered which was also intended as a goodwill measure to rebuild trust between the two national teams following the Philippines–Australia brawl. However, Australia informed their Philippine counterparts that their schedule is already full so a scrimmage is not possible prior to the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Exhibition matches was considered against South Korea and New Zealand.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games
The PBA Board also approved on April 25, 2019 a four-day training camp for the Philippine national team in Russia where they are expected to play games against local teams along with consenting their players to participate in twice-a-week practices in June and July. However, the Russian camp was cancelled after the Russian basketball federation could only commit one single tune-up match.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, Spain training camp
The Philippine national team had a training camp in Spain where they played tune ups against the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Ivory Coast.in Guadalajara. After the two games they participated in a pocket tournament in Spain, which also involved the two African teams and the hosts. The Philippines won their games against their two African opponents prior to the tournament. The tournament in Malaga had the Philippines tie up with DR Congo and the Ivory Coast with Spain. The winner of the two ties contested in the final while the losers played for third place. The Philippines lost their second matchup against the DR Congo conceding an opportunity to play Spain which won over other African team in the pocket tournament.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, Spain training camp
11 players out of the 19-man shortlist participated in the Spain training camp with majority of the players missing out are from 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finalists TNT KaTropa and San Miguel Beermen. Raymond Almazan who had his visa application denied, Jordan Clarkson, Stanley Pringle who is nursing a slight ankle injury, did not join the camp. Kiefer Ravena while part of the 11 players participating did not play in any of the tune up matches against national teams due to serving a FIBA suspension which is due to end a week prior to the world cup.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, Tune up matches at home
The first tune up game of the Philippine national team was against the 2019 William Jones Cup-bound local side Mighty Sports. Their game against the club ended in a draw with both teams scoring 85 points. The national team also had a scrimmage against the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association playing four 25-minute, first to 21-points games against the professional team. NLEX won the first set with the national team winning the next three sets.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Exhibition games, Tune up matches at home
Shortly before leaving for China, the national team had two tune-up matches against the Adelaide 36ers at the Meralco Gym in Pasig on August 23 and 25, 2019. The national team won 92–83 over the Adelaide-based professional team and conceded a 75–85 loss in the second game. Ravena after serving his 18-month FIBA suspension played in the second game.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Roster
The PBA has committed its players' participation in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It was decided that the Philippines will field two separate teams for the intercontinental competition and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which the country will host. The SBP negotiated for FIBA's recognition of Jordan Clarkson of the Cleveland Cavaliers' eligibility to play as a "local player" rather than a "naturalized" player. Head coach Yeng Guiao decided not to include Clarkson in the final roster due to the absence of a FIBA decision that would allow him to play as a local player.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Roster
A training pool was formed from where the team's coaching staff selected players from. Players who were invited to the pool includes Robert Bolick, Gabe Norwood, June Mar Fajardo, Marcio Lassiter, Troy Rosario, Paul Lee, Raymond Almazan, Japeth Aguilar, CJ Perez, Kiefer Ravena, and Matthew Wright. Beau Belga and Stanley Pringle despite not being part of the pool also took part in training sessions. By June 5, 2019, no additional players are being invited to the pool.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Roster
A shortlist of 19 players was announced by  the national federation which includes Blatche, Clarkson, and Pringle who are considered naturalized players by FIBA. The final 12-man roster was officially announced to the public on August 25, 2019 after the second tune up game of the national team against the Adelaide 36ers, with Poy Erram, Matthew Wright and Marcio Lassiter not making into the final squad due to injuries. 2014 FIBA World Cup holdovers, Andray Blatche, June Mar Fajardo, and Japeth Aguilar are part of the roster.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Roster
Jayson Castro who was not included in the training pool reportedly opted out in July 2019 from the national team's preparations due to undisclosed personal reasons.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase
The Philippines was drawn into Group D with Serbia, Italy, and Angola and played all of its group phase matches in Foshan at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center from August 31 to September 4. During this round, the national team was billeted at the Hilton Foshan Hotel which is situated 5.9 km (3.7 mi) from the indoor arena. The Philippine national team left Manila by plane for Guangzhou, China on August 29, 2019 and after arriving in the Guangdong province capital departed for Foshan via bus.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase
The Philippines hoped to progress to the next round with the tie against Italy and Angola tagged as crucial by head coach Yeng Guiao. Expectations of winning against Serbia was tempered but Guiao hoped for the team to win against Italy. Assuming the Philippines won over Italy and lose to Serbia, Guiao said that the Philippines had to win against Angola or the hypothetical win over Italy would have been rendered as "useless".


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase
Guiao also sent his assistants Sandy Arespacochaga and Ford Arao to China ahead of the rest of the team and tasked them to do scouting on Serbia and Italy which played a tune up game against each other on August 23, 2019.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Italy
This was the second game between the Philippines and Italy in the World Cup with the Italians winning on their first meeting in 1978. The two teams last played each other in the 2016 Imperial Basketball City Tournament as part of the Philippines' preparation for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament where the Italians won over the Filipinos by 36 points.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Italy
The Philippines lost their opener 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup game against Italy. The Philippines's opening campaign was marred by poor shooting performance with Filipinos only successfully executed three of the 23 three pointer attempts and the first three points made with 7:03 left in the fourth quarter. In contrast, the Italians accomplished 15 of their 31 three-pointer attempts and made 30 assists compared to 10 assists by the Filipinos. Philippines Head coach Yeng Guiao also concluded that team made too much turnovers.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Italy
The Philippines trailed heavily as early as the end of first quarter with the team only scoring 8 points compared to the 37 points made by the Italians.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Serbia
This was the first competitive game between Serbia and the Philippines.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Serbia
Serbia had a slow start to the game and the Philippines tried to grow in the confidence. Tied at 7-all with six minutes left in the opening quarter, center Nikola Jokić came off the bench and the Serbian offense started to roll. The Serbs used a 7–0 run to close the first 10 minutes with a 25–13 lead. Forward Nemanja Bjelica came off the bench making all 7 of his field-goal attempts, including 3 three-pointers to finish with a game-high 20 points in just 16 minutes of action. Serbia not only out-rebounded Philippines 37–23, but they finished with 37 assists against Philippines' 14.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Serbia
This is the game won by largest points margin at 59 for the Serbians at any of major tournaments since 2006. With 37 team assists Serbia set the World Cup record for the most assists in a single game.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Angola
This was the first competitive game between Angola and the Philippines.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Group phase, Angola
Unlike in games against Italy and Serbia which ended in heavy defeats, the Philippines performed relatively better against Angola. While Angola lead throughout most of regulation time, the Philippines kept the gap to a manageable levels trailing 12 points at most. By the time when there was only 2:33 of time remaining in the fourth quarter, the Philippines were leading Angola 70–67. Angolan player Carlos Morais restored the Angolan lead rendering the scoreline 70–73. CJ Perez tied the game by scoring a three pointer but the Philippines failed to score further baskets forcing the game to go overtime. However the Philippines failed to secure the win in overtime.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Classification round
The Philippines finished last among four teams in Group C and was grouped with Angola, Iran and Tunisia in Group N in the classification round. The Philippines played games against the latter two in Beijing with the result of their loss to Angola carrying over. Had they progressed to the second round as one of the top two finishers of Group C, they would have played against Puerto Rico and Spain in Wuhan.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Classification round, Tunisia
The Philippines' bid to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the best Asian team in the 2019 FIBA World Cup ended when Tunisia defeated them. Tunisia led the Philippines early with the first quarter ending in a 27-10 scoreline in favor of the North Africans.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Classification round, Iran
The Philippines' last game in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup is against Iran. The Philippines lost both of its two 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier games to Iran; a 73–81 defeat in Tehran and a 70–78 loss at home in Pasay. Iran was coming off from a 71–62 win against Angola, their first in the tournament, and was still in contention for a berth at the 2020 Summer Olympics while the Philippines was looking to secure at least a win.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Classification round, Iran
The Philippines kept the game close in the first quarter trailing only a point, 25-24, with 37.5 seconds left in the clock with its players successfully executing six of its eleven attempted three pointers. However the first quarter ended 30-24 in favor of Iran. CJ Perez restored the close gap of 34-31 in the second quarter but the first half ended in a 48-34 score still favoring Iran. Iran was leading the Philippines by 23 points, 64-41, with 4:10 left in the third quarter with the Philippines unable to restore at least a small gap in the scoreline. Mid -way in the fourth quarter Andray Blatche was fouled out after incurring two technical fouls after he argued with the referees regarding an alleged foul on him.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Aftermath
The Philippines ended their 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign without a win after playing five games, finishing dead last as a result of their poor performance. They also didn't manage to clinch the single outright Asian berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics by failing to finish as the best performing team from FIBA Asia with Iran, the Philippines' last opponent claiming the berth instead. The only route for the Philippines to qualify for the Summer Olympics is to get invited as one of the two Asian wildcard teams for the Olympic qualifying tournaments. An invite was not given, thus extending their drought in participation in the Olympic basketball tournament.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Aftermath
Head coach Yeng Guiao cited the lack of preparation as the reason for the Philippines' dismal performance in the world cup and reasoned that preparation should be started years prior to the tournament but added that the team did their best despite "limitations". He also suggested that the national team should gain more experience playing against teams outside Asia particularly European and Latin American teams.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Aftermath
Tim Cone became the new head coach of the Philippines, who clinched the gold medal in the Men's basketball tournament of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which the country hosted. The team's gold medal victory contributed to the country's medal haul of 149 gold medals, out of the 387 medals won by the Philippines.


2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup team, Aftermath
The Philippines is set to participate in the next edition of the World Cup in 2023, as one of the hosts. The team will also participate in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.


2019 Philippines Football League
The 2019 Philippines Football League was the third season of the Philippines Football League (PFL), the professional football league of the Philippines. Ceres–Negros are the defending champions. This marks the revival of the Philippines Football League as the league folded after the 2018 season to give way for the Philippine Premier League, intended as a successor league to the PFL, which proved to be short-lived.


2019 Philippines Football League
The 2019 season started on May 25, 2019, and ended on October 19, 2019.


2019 Philippines Football League
Ceres–Negros won their second title on October 12, 2019 by winning over Green Archers United 3–1 with two matches to spare. On October 19, 2019, Ceres beat rivals Kaya–Iloilo 3–0 to complete the first 3-peat in PFL History and by doing so got their 22nd PFL victory, leading them to the first invincibles this season.


2019 Philippines Football League, Teams
Seven teams participated in the 2019 season, including three debutants, Green Archers, Mendiola, and Philippine Air Force.


2019 Philippines Football League, Foreign players
A maximum of four foreigners are allowed per club which follows the Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) '3+1 rule'; three players of any nationality and a fourth coming from an AFC member nation.


2019 Philippines Football League, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.


2019 Philippines Football League, Results
The seven clubs will play each other in two rounds of home and away matches. 84 league matches will be played in total.


2019 Philippines Football League, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2019 Philippines national basketball team results
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2019 Philippines national basketball team results
The Philippines men's national basketball team, led by head coach Yeng Guiao secured their qualification in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the second round of the Asian qualifiers. The national team were drawn in Group D for the group phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup with Serbia, Italy, and Angola.


2019 Philippines national basketball team results
A squad with a different composition from the FIBA Basketball World Cup team will also participate in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games to be hosted at home in the Philippines.


2019 Philippines national basketball team results, Tournaments, Málaga pocket tournament
The Philippines participated at a pocket tournament in the port city of Málaga in Spain as part of their preparations for the World Cup.


2019 Phillip Island SuperSprint
The 2019 Phillip Island SuperSprint (known for sponsorship purposes as the WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on 12-14 April 2019. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, and consisted of one race of 120 kilometres (27 laps) and one race of 200 kilometres (45 laps) in length. It was the fourth event of fifteen in the 2019 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 9 and 10 of the season.


2019 Phillip Island SuperSprint
The event was dominated by DJR Team Penske. Scott McLaughlin claimed both pole positions and won Race 9 while teammate Fabian Coulthard won Race 10.


2019 Phillip Island SuperSprint, Report, Background
Scott McLaughlin entered the event holding a championship lead of 124 points over teammate Fabian Coulthard.


2019 Phillip Island SuperSprint, Report, Background
The format of this event was changed from the previous format of two 250 kilometre races to a SuperSprint format consisting of one race of 120 kilometres and one race consisting of 200 kilometres. The event was moved to become a double-header with the Tasmania SuperSprint on the previous weekend.


2019 Phillip Island SuperSprint, Report, Background
A new safety car procedure was trialled at this event. The trial saw the pitlane closed when a safety car was called in a bid to ease congestion and double stacking. Any car which had not completed its compulsory pit stop at the time the safety car was called would therefore have to wait until after the end of the safety car period to take its stop. Phillip Island was chosen as the venue for this trial due to its narrow pit lane and small pit bays.


2019 Phoenix Mercury season
The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season tipped off on May 25, 2019 versus the Seattle Storm.


2019 Phoenix Mercury season
The Mercury's season started with the news that star Diana Taurasi would miss a significant part of the season due to a back procedure. The team started out the season 5–5 by the end of June. This record included a three game losing streak immediately followed by a three game winning streak. July proved more of the same as the team posted a 5–4 record. A two game losing streak split five wins. In August, the team went 5–6, but did secure a playoff spot. Taurasi returned for six games during the season. However, the team finished on a four game losing streak to end the season 15–19. This record earned them the eighth seed in the playoffs.


2019 Phoenix Mercury season
As the eight seed, the Mercury traveled to the Chicago Sky in the first round. The Mercury are the only eighth seed to win since the WNBA switched to its current playoff format in 2016. However, they could not repeat the feat this season when they lost by 29 points.


2019 Phoenix Mercury season
The Mercury did well at the end of season awards with Brittney Griner leading the WNBA in scoring, Brianna Turner making the WNBA All-Rookie Team, and Leilani Mitchell winning the WNBA Most Improved Player Award.


2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season
The 2019 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters season is the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2019 Phoenix Rising FC season
The 2019 Phoenix Rising FC season is the club's sixth season in the USL Championship and their third as Rising FC. They are the defending Western Conference Champions.


2019 Phoenix Rising FC season, Competitions, USL Championship
All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)


2019 Phoenix Rising FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Phoenix Rising entered the tournament proper in the Second Round.


2019 Piala Belia
The 2019 Piala Belia (transl. Youth Cup) was the ninth season of the Piala Belia since its establishment in 2008. The league is currently the youth level (U19) football league in Malaysia. PKNS U19 are the defending champions. 21 teams competed in this season. All teams were drawn into two different groups, and plays in a maximum of 20 home-and-away matches. Top four teams after the completion of group stage matches progressed to knockout stage.


2019 Piala Belia, Teams
The following teams were participating in the 2019 Piala Belia.


2019 Piala Indonesia Finals
The 2019 Piala Indonesia Finals was the two-legged final that decided the winner of the 2018–19 Piala Indonesia, the seventh season of Indonesia's main football cup.


2019 Piala Indonesia Finals
Unlike all the previous editions, it was a two-legged match home-and-away format.


2019 Piala Indonesia Finals
The finals was contested between Persija and PSM. The draw to determine which team would be hosting the first and second leg was held on 9 July 2019. The first leg was hosted by Persija at Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta on 21 July, while the second leg was hosted by PSM at Andi Mattalata in Makassar on 6 August 2019. The second leg was originally to be held on 28 July 2019. However, due to safety concerns resulting from the attack on the bus of Persija prior to the match, the date of second leg was moved.


2019 Piala Indonesia Finals
PSM won the finals 2–1 on aggregate for their first ever Piala Indonesia title.


2019 Piala Indonesia Finals, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2019 Piala Indonesia Finals, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule would be applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score tied after the second leg and away goals rule. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 Piala Presiden (Malaysia)
The 2019 Piala Presiden (transl. President Cup) was the 35th season of the Piala Presiden since its establishment in 1985. The league is currently the youth level (U21) football league in Malaysia. Terengganu III are the defending champions. 22 teams competed in this season. All teams were drawn into two different groups, and plays in a maximum of 22 home-and-away matches. Top four teams after the completion of group stage matches progressed to knockout stage.


2019 Piala Presiden (Malaysia), Teams
The following teams were participating in the 2019 Piala Presiden.


2019 Piala Sumbangsih
The 2019 Piala Sumbangsih was the 34th Piala Sumbangsih, an annual Malaysian football match played between the winners of the previous season's Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Cup. The game was played between the Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., champions of the 2018 Malaysia Super League, and Perak, winners of the 2018 Malaysia Cup.


2019 Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah
The 2019 Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah is the 32nd edition of Piala Tun Sharifah Rodziah a women football tournament organised by Football Association of Malaysia. The defending champions is Kedah.


2019 Piedmontese regional election
The 2019 Piedmontese regional election took place on 26 May 2019, the same day as the European Parliament election in Italy. The election was for all 50 members of the Regional Council of Piedmont, as well as for the President of the Region, who is also a member of the Council.


2019 Piedmontese regional election, Electoral system
The Regional Council is elected with a mixed system: 40 MPs are chosen with a form of proportional representation using a largest remainder method with open lists and a 3% threshold, while 10 MPs are elected with a block voting system with closed lists. One seat is for the elected President, elected separately with a First-past-the-post system.


2019 Piedmontese regional election, Background
Sergio Chiamparino is the outgoing President of Piedmont for the Democratic Party, and although he initially stated in June to not run for a second term, he finally declared he will run in the next regional election. He supported the joint candidacy of Turin, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympics before Chiara Appendino, mayor of Turin for the Five Star Movement, decided to withdraw from the bidding process. He supported the Turin–Lyon high-speed railway and criticized the Conte Cabinet for its opposition, led mainly by the Five Star Movement. Finally, he advocated a referendum about the Turin-Lyon on the same day as the regional election and asked to the Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini to allow it, but both the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the Minister Salvini rejected the idea.


2019 Piedmontese regional election, Background
The centre-right had some troubles to reach an agreement for a unitary candidate. Alberto Cirio, current MEP, was the candidate proposed by Forza Italia, but the League opposed his candidacy, proposing instead the entrepreneur Paolo Damilano. After the regional election in Basilicata, the center-right agreed to the candidacy of Cirio. Alberto Cirio was the former deputy mayor for Alba and former regional assessor for Piedmont, he was elected for the European election of 2014 in the North-West Italy constituency with 35.388 votes and he backed the Turin–Lyon high-speed railway. In June 2018, along with 50 regional councillors, he was committed to stand trial on charges of misappropriating €20,000 of public funds, during 2008 and 2010, under the presidency of Mercedes Bresso. However, next February the Turin public prosecutor's office filed a motion to dismiss.


2019 Piedmontese regional election, Background
The candidate for the presidency of Piedmont for the Five Star Movements was voted on the party website, and with 1,540 votes Giorgio Bertola, outgoing regional councillor for Piedmont, won the primary election. He strongly opposed the Turin-Lyon and the referendum proposed by Chiamparino.


2019 Piedmontese regional election, Debates
There were seven presidential debates held across Piedmont (and, in one case, in Veneto) during the electoral campaign.